1. shortened or reduced in length or duration
Usage: formal or technical; astronomy: relating to a celestial body's apparent distance from Earth

1. to shorten or reduce in length or extent
Usage: archaic or formal

Examples

• The curtate distance in astronomy is measured from the center of Earth to the projection of a celestial body on the ecliptic plane.
• Due to budget constraints, the project timeline was curtate by several weeks.
• The curtate version of the novel omits several subplots from the original.
• They decided to curtate their vacation to just one week instead of two.
• The curtate form of the equation simplifies the calculation significantly.